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NITI Aayog
Atal Innovation Mission  launches Atal Community Innovation Centre  Program
ACIC to boost innovation to address needs of society: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
In yet another step to foster innovation in India, the Atal Innovation Mission , flagship initiative of NITI Aayog,launchedthe Atal Community Innovation Centre  program in NITI Aayog, New Delhi today. The programme aims at spurring community Innovation in underserved and unserved areas of the country.
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the ACIC program. Stressing upon the significance of innovation, he said that through innovation, India can become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25.He emphasized on how ACIC can serve as the bridge between the knowledge base existing in communities and the advanced technical ecosystem prevalent in the market base, addressing the needs of society.
Minister said that India will become the largest consumer of fossil fuel in the next 15 years, so there is a dire need to reduce India’s crude oil import bill which is pegged at Rs 6 lakh crore per annum. He asked Atal Community Innovation Centre to come up with innovative methods, which will help India in reducing its fossil fuel import bill.
Recalling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s statement of focussing on Waste to Wealth, he said, “AIM through ACICprogram should encourage innovation potential for domestic power sector byusing real strength of non-fossil and sustainable sources of energy”.
He further said, “The ACIC program should be connected to every Panchayati Raj Institutions to help innovators at grassroots level become part of the policy framework and leverage their creativity to translate their products/ services into innovation led commercial utilization for society. Extending his support to the initiative, he said that his ministry wouldencourage the larger participation in ACIC programme, including the mobilization of resources from CSR funds of PSUs.
In his opening remark, AIM Mission Director R Ramanan stated that the new initiative aims to encourage the spirit of innovation in the country’s specific areas that lack the required infrastructure and facilitating innovation ecosystem.The purpose of ACIC is to enable establishment of socially inclusive innovation ecosystem as well as to encourage equitable distribution of necessary infrastructure for stimulating innovation across the country, he added.
Addressing on the occasion, VC NITI Aayog Dr Rajiv Kumar stated that the new initiative offers opportunity to talented youth and researchers in Tier 2, Tier 3 cities, Smart cities, Aspirational Districts, North East, J&K, Rural and Tribal regions of India, unserved and underserved regions of Tier 1 / Metro cities.
CEO NITI Aayog Shri Amitabh Kant said that the ACIC programme would focus in over 484 districtslocated in unserved/underserved regions of India.
ACIC Program Director Dr. Unnat Pandit also expressed that the program would play a major role towards establishing India as Innovation and Technology led Start-up nation and improve the ranking of India in Global Innovation Index.
Prime Minister's Office
PM speaks to Assam CM regarding flood situation in the State
PM speaks to Assam CM regarding flood situation in the State
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has spoken to the Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday and today regarding the flood situation in the state.
The Prime Minister tweeted that the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation and that all possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.
“Ever since Assam has witnessed flooding, the Central Government has been closely and constantly monitoring the situation.
All possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state.” the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation signs a MoU with National Council of Applied Economic Research for improving the official statistical system in the country
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation , Government of India and National Council of Applied Economic Research  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding  to use new data technologies, knowledge generation and knowledge sharing, and capacity building in the field of Official Statistics. The MoU was signed on 29th January, 2019 in the presence of Shri Pravin Srivastava, Secretary, MoSPI cum Chief Statistician of India, Shri Jyotirmoy Poddar, Director General, Central Statistics Office, Shri Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER and other senior officers of both the organizations at New Delhi. The MoU would lead to strengthening and better monitoring of data quality and timeliness of various statistical products and services generated by the Ministry including, Gross Domestic Product , Economic Census, Price Statistics, Index of Industrial Production , and Annual Survey of Industries , etc.
The following are the key activities envisaged under the MoU:
- Business Process Review  of the existing official statistics system and development of aninformation and communication technology  plan for mainstreaming data integration across various domains and agencies.
- Using technology for survey instruments and processing of data for large scale surveys and data analytics.
- Creation of a national data warehouse to integrate administrative statistical datasets available up to the local Government level.
- Leveraging administrative data to improve the quality and coverage of core statistics with technical support and collaboration with data producers.
- Setting up common standards and protocols for data collection, its quality, meta-data and use across line ministries and sub-national entities.
- Development of new ICT based framework for measurement of social and economic indicators in the emerging knowledge based economy.
- Capacity building for statistical activities including big data analytics, technical reporting etc.
Prime Minister's Office
PM admires the tenacity and dedication of Table Tennis player, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran for winning the Bronze Medal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has admired the tenacity and dedication of Table Tennis player, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran for winning the Bronze Medal in Men's Singles Table Tennis at Birmingham CWG 2022.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Amazing performance by @sathiyantt throughout the CWG. I congratulate him on winning the Bronze medal in Table Tennis. He is admired for his tenacity and dedication. I am sure he will excel in upcoming tournaments as well. #Cheer4India"
Ministry of Science & Technology
Technology Transfer Agreements to bring country’s first indigenous device for correcting ballooning of brain arteries & device for healing of heart hole
The cost of the Chitra Flow Diverter stent is expected to be priced significantly lower than the currently imported ones
Indians will soon have access to the country’s first indigenous flow diverter stent for diverting blood flow away from localized ballooning of arteries in the brain and a device that promotes better healing of the hole in the heart.
Nitinol-based occluder devices, which are presently used to heal Atrial Septal Defect or hole in the heart that affects 8 out of every 1000 living babies born, are currently imported to meet demands.
Besides, currently, India does not manufacture flow diverters stents, which are needed for diverting blood flow away from an intracranial aneurysm or localized ballooning of arteries in the brain, helping reduce chances of its rupture and related stroke.
In order to address the challenges, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology , an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology , Govt. of India, under the Technical Research Centre , has entered into Technology Transfer Agreements with Pune based Biorad Medisys for two biomedical implant devices--- an Atrial Septal Defect Occluder and an Intracranial Flow Diverter Stents developed by the institute in collaboration with National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore using superelastic NiTiNOL alloys.
The Technology Transfer Agreements agreements were signed by Dr. K. Jayakumar, Director, SCTIMST, and Mr. Jitendra Hedge, Managing Director, Biorad Medisys, in the presence of Dr. Jitendra J Jadhav, Director, CSIR- NAL, through an online meeting on early this week.
The novel ASD occlude developed by SCTIMST promotes better healing of the hole in the heart and also has softer edge for minimizing the damage to adjacent tissue. The delivery system has a novel release mechanism to enable smooth release of the device. The device is protected through two Indian patent applications, one international patent application, and design registration.
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The flexible flow diverter stent that allows accurate positioning of the device across the aneurysm developed by SCTIMST is the first one to be manufactured in India. It possesses kink resistance and improved radial strength through a novel braiding pattern making the device flexible and adaptable to the distortion of the vessel boundaries. The device is also provided with radio-opaque markers for radiographic visibility. The associated delivery system allows accurate positioning of the device across the aneurysm. These features have been protected through two Indian patent applications, one international patent application, and design registration. The cost of the Chitra Flow Diverter stent is expected to be priced significantly lower than the currently imported ones.
Figure 1: Chitra Flow Diverter Stent with unique checker-board pattern
Figure 2: Kink resistance of the novel design
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister congratulates Anush Agarwala for winning Bronze Medal in the Equestrian Dressage Individual event at Asian Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Anush Agarwala for winning Bronze Medal in the Equestrian Dressage Individual event at Asian Games.
In a X post, the Prime Minister said;
“Congratulations to Anush Agarwala for bringing home the Bronze Medal in the Equestrian Dressage Individual event at the Asian Games. His skill and dedication are commendable. Best wishes for his upcoming endeavours.”
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Workshop on National Nutritional Month
Kolkata, September 23, 2019
A one-day workshop was organised today by Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India & Save the Children to mark the occasion of National Nutrition Month-2019. Representatives from various Government Departments & Civil Society Organisations  were present.
Shri N. N. Tiwari, Deputy Technical Advisor, Department of Women & Child Welfare highlighted the importance of observing Nutrition Month and the components of the National Nutrition Mission. He described how undernutrition affects the overall development process of the country. He emphasised on the supply and consumption of micro-nutrients and importance of using fortified & blended food.
Smt Debashmita Bhaumik from Save the Children spoke about the importance of multi-sectoral approach towards reducing under nutrition through community managed systems and mechanisms.
Shri Anupam Dutta - Assistant Director, Directorate of ICDS, GOI opined that undernutrition is a social problem. Dr. PapriNayek, Deputy Assistant Director of health, Govt. of West Bengal and Smt Runa Roy Chatterjee - Assistant Director, ICDS, Govt. Of West Bengal also spoke on the occasion.
During technical session, eminent speakers included Prof MadhumitaDobe, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health. She presented the nutritional priorities of a child for the first 1000 days. Dr. Parbati Sengupta - State Coordinator, BPNI, spoke on Complementary Feeding and targeted Counselling.
The major discussion during these sessions included multi-sectoral convergence and holistic approach to address malnutrition as well as the underlying causes of malnutrition.
Ministry of Steel
Steps taken by government to increase the supply of minerals & ensure availability of coking coal
The Government of India has taken various steps to increase the supply of minerals which include, inter-alia, Mining and Mineral Policy reforms to ensure enhanced production, early auction & operationalization of mines with expired leases, ease of doing business, seamless transfer of all valid rights & approvals, incentivizing for starting of mining operation & dispatch, transferring of mining leases, allowing captive mines to sell up to 50% of the minerals produced, enhancing the exploration activities etc.
Mission Coking Coal
The Ministry of Coal has launched Mission Coking Coal in FY22 to meet the domestic coking coal demand projected in National Steel Policy 2017. To reduce the import of Coking Coal, the blending of coking coal by the steel sector will be increased from 10-12% at present to 30-35%. The transformative measures taken by the Ministry of Coal under ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ initiative of the Prime Minister, domestic raw Coking Coal production is likely to reach 140 MT by 2030, yielding after washing about 48 MT of usable Coking Coal.
Further, the government has prepared a road map to reduce the import dependency on hydrocarbons including LNG by adopting a five-pronged strategy which includes increasing domestic production, adopting biofuels & renewables, enhancing energy efficiency, improvement in refinery processes and demand substitution.
There is sufficient reserve of iron ore and non-coking coal in the country to meet the current demand/consumption by the domestic steel industry. However, the coking coal is imported as the supply of high-quality coal/ coking coal  in the country is limited as compared to the demand which is primarily used by Integrated Steel Producers.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel Sh. Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
AYUSH
Minister of State for Ayush Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai releases a book “Science Behind Suryanamaskar”
Minister of State for Ayush and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai released a book titled “Science behind Suryanamaskar”, a collection of evidence-based research on one of the most well-known Yoga Asanas at All India Institute of Ayurveda. Director, AIIA Prof. Tanuja Manoj Nesari, Deans of the Institute and faculty members also present on this occasion.
The Minister was invited as the Chief Guest to felicitate the organisers of the Continuing Medical Education  Programme 2022 that was held at the Institute from 22nd-27th August 2022.Organised by the departments of Swasthavritta, Panchakarma, and Dravyaguna, in association with Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth , New Delhi.
The book “Science behind Suryanamaskar” has been compiled by the AIIA’s Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga. While launching the book, Dr. Mahendrabhai congratulated the teachers and scholars of the Institute for their hard work and their efforts to highlight the scientific basis of Indian traditions and practices.
Addressing the CME participants, Dr. Mahendrabhai said that it is great to see that hands-on training on the latest technological tools was being provided to the participants, and scientific sessions of Panchakarma procedures and field visits have been organised for their benefit. He said that combined with the various enlightening sessions on immunology, environment, health, therapeutic yoga, and basic medical statistics, will surely raise the status of Ayurvedic studies in India. He motivated the participants by sharing insights on how Ayurveda has now gained global acceptance and what it means for students pursuing Ayurveda study.
The Minister also inaugurated the new Panchakarma Room in the Hospital block and flagged off an e-rickshaw and a public ambulance for AIIA.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his Jayanti
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on his Jayanti.
“देश के पहले राष्ट्रपति भारत रत्न डॉ. राजेन्द्र प्रसाद को उनकी जन्म-जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। उन्होंने आजादी के आंदोलन में अत्यंत सक्रिय भूमिका निभाई, साथ ही संविधान के निर्माण में भी विशिष्ट योगदान दिया। विनम्रता और विद्वता से भरा उनका व्यक्तित्व देशवासियों को सदा प्रेरित करता रहेगा।” , the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Government has been taking up bilaterally with crude oil producing countries, OPEC and heads of other international fora to convey India's serious concerns over crude oil price volatility
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the World Oil Outlook 2021, flagship publication by Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries , has projected that the oil demand in India is expected to reach around 11 million barrels per day by 2045 as compared to approximately 4.9 million barrels per day in 2021.
Government is taking various steps to provide for the country’s energy security including Tamil Nadu, through, inter alia, increasing domestic production of oil and gas in all States of India, diversifying import sources to new countries and regions; and diversifying energy sources beyond traditional hydrocarbons’ to emerging fuels like Ethanol, Compressed Bio Gas, Hydrogen etc through schemes such as Ethanol Blending Program , Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  etc.
Also, Government has been taking up the issue, bilaterally with crude oil producing countries with OPEC and with heads of other international fora to convey India's serious concerns over crude oil price volatility, and India's strong preference for responsible and reasonable pricing for consumer countries.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Greetings on the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. May his noble teachings continue to guide us in our endeavour of building a just and compassionate society."
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Funding of Rural Piped Water Projects
The cess on petrol and high- speed diesel, collected as per the provision of the CRIF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2019 is earmarked for various Infrastructure Sectors inter alia including Water and Sanitation. Jal Jeevan Mission, a centrally sponsored scheme for making provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household by 2024, is being funded through Central Road & Infrastructure Fund  and as informed by Ministry of Finance on 21.07.2022, the details of collection of cess and corresponding budgetary support for the mission in last two years and current year is as under:

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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23 
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Road & Infrastructure Cess
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1,23,596.45
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2,03,235.00
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1,38,450.00
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Budgetary Support allocated to JJM through CRIF
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10,999.94
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45,011.00
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60,000.00
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to October, 2022 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
46.15 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
3,07,81,263 total recoveries across the country so far
Recovery Rate currently at 97.37%
37,291 patients recovered during last 24 hours
India reports 41,649 new cases in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently 4,08,920
Active cases constitute 1.29% of total cases
Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.42%
Daily positivity rate at 2.34%, remains below 5%
Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 46.64 cr tests total conducted
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to May, 2019, based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions.
Click here to access the detailed note related to Employment Outlook
Ministry of Defence
AIR Marshal Vikram Singh Takes over as SASO HQ WAC IAF
Air Marshal Vikram Singh took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Western Air Command on 01 Oct 20.
He was commissioned into the fighter stream on 21 December 1984. The Air Marshal flew MiG-21 and Mirage-2000 aircraft before undergoing the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at Pretoria, South Africa. He has performed Flight Test duties at the National Flight Test Centre, commanded an Air Force Station, served in various staff appointments in Air Headquarters and has been the Air Attache at Moscow, Russia. He has also served at the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters and was Assistant Chief of the Air Staff  at Air Headquarters before taking over the present appointment.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Construction of Toilets Under HGSY
There is no scheme named ‘Har Ghar SauchalayaYojana’  [SBM]. Government had launched the SBM , a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with effect from 2nd October, 2014 with the main aim to make the rural areas of the country Open Defecation Free  by 2nd October, 2019, by providing access to toilets to all the rural households. As reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System  of SBM , all the villages have declared themselves ODF as on 2nd October, 2019. Having achieved the outcomes of the ODF, Phase-II of SBM  is now being implemented with effect from 1st April, 2020 with the goal to convert all the villages from ODF to ODF Plus by 2024-25, i.e. to sustain their ODF status, to cover any left out or newly emerged households for providing IHHLs to ensure that no one is left behind, and to make arrangements for solid and liquid waste management. As reported by the States/UTs on the IMIS, 4.03 crore IHHLs have been constructed under SBM  during the last three years. State/UT-wise details of the same are given at Annexure.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriPrahlad Singh Patelin a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.